James and Fanny How House
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James and Fanny How House is a historic home located at Buffalo
in Erie County, New York
. It is a noted example of a Tudor Revival–style dwelling designed by local architect Harold L. Olmsted in 1924. It is composed of three sections: a -story cross-gabled front block, a 1-story gabled connecting link, and a 2-story gabled rear block with a small 1-story wing. It has a limestone
ashlar
and concrete foundation and painted stucco
-covered exterior walls of brick and tile.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1997.
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
in Erie County, New York
Erie County, New York
Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.Erie...
. It is a noted example of a Tudor Revival–style dwelling designed by local architect Harold L. Olmsted in 1924. It is composed of three sections: a -story cross-gabled front block, a 1-story gabled connecting link, and a 2-story gabled rear block with a small 1-story wing. It has a limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
ashlar
Ashlar
Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges...
and concrete foundation and painted stucco
Stucco
Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture...
-covered exterior walls of brick and tile.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1997.